The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1887-04-08

" e CHP 81 ia recent address
delive.e5 ~ "a DIAL Gibbons,
Arc bIsaop O Ba:. more, @the fol-
}oa ag torcibIe ana beautiful tribute
10 lie American system Of Govern
Moui:
"For myself, as a citizen Of the
United States, and vi .h0ut closing
ny eyes to our shortcomings as a
nation, | say, with a deep sense of
pride and gratitude, that | belong
TO country whose civil government
holds over US the 9egis OF It's protec-
ton without interfering with us in
the legitimate exercise of our SUBJ
lime mission as ministers OF the
Gospel OF Christ. Our country has
liberty WI thout license and authori-
ty without despOtism. She rears
ne wall to exclude the stranger
from coming among US, She has
few irowning fortlhcations to repel
the invader, for she Is at peace with
all the world, She rests secure IN
the consciousness Of her strength
and her good will toward all. Her
harbors are open to welcome the
honest emigrant who comes to All
vance his temporal interests and
find a peaceful home. But while
we are acknowledged to have a free
government, perhaps we do not re
ceive the credit that belongs to Us
tor having also a strong government.
Yes, our nation Is strong, and her
strength lies under the everything
guidance Of Providence in the males
ty and supremacy Of law, III the
loyalty OF her citizens ami III the
affection OF her people for her free
Institutions. There are, indeed,
grave social problems now engaging
the earnest attention OK the citizens
of the United States, but / have no
doubt that with Gods blessings
these problems Will be solved by the
calm Judgment and sound sense Of
the American people, without Yio~
lence or revolution, or any injury TO
individual nights"
1t is so seldom the case, Of late
years, that such out-gushIngs Of
pure patriotism as the above, are
INDUCED in by the matter-of-f fact
people Of this generation, they seem
like the utterauces and sentiments
of days long gone by, ami remind
one OF tue, now absolute. 4th Of
July occasions. Its true our sys~
tem of Government is he b3st ia
the world, because THIS people are
the least governed Of any other, and
it is the duty Of every real lover of
his country to see to it that no inno-
vations are permitted which are
calculated to rob The individual
as wei as the states, of those
n ghts and pri viIeges guaranteed to
them by the State and Federal con-
situations. The whole tendency OF
during the last few years
has been IN the direction Of central
izlng power in the Federal Govern
ment, and of deprIving the individual
citizen OF those natural aud inallen-
lhe rights not surrendered by him
for the good OF the " hole people, /
but such as were expressly reserved
10 them. 1t has been truthfuliv |
said. that there is a reason for every
thing, Why is it that the people OF |
today are not so out-spOkeu in !
praise Of our Government as they I
used 10 be. 1t Is true the system is /
he same, but is it not equally true /
nat IN the enforcement of that sys- I
tenn tie rights Of the people. and Of
he States, have been gradually nj
died by the kationu Goyernmen
lutU now it is uncertain whether /
-he citizen, or the state has any
light which The National Govern
nent Is bound 10 respect? The pep
Die are jealous of their rights and II
; not astonishing that they should
Dose some OF their vehement elthu-
5iasm tor a Government which is
Isurpng the powers reserved TO
hem. But tor this feeling of dis
rust upon the part OF the people
oward the general government,
be condition OF affairs saown 10 ex-
st IN the deusely populated portions
# this country could never have
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